Dorian van Rijsselberghe explained

Dorian van Rijsselberghe
Fullname:Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:24 November 1988
Birth Place:Den Burg
Height:1.89m (06.2feet)
Club:Waddenteam
Medaltemplates-Title:Competition record
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Updated:27 February 2016

Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands.

He won his first Dutch title when he was 13.

Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth, and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Personal life

Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and has two daughters.

2012 Olympics

Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races, second twice and third once. After the ninth race, he had accumulated a sufficient lead over the second placed Nick Dempsey to be certain to win the gold medal – as long as he competed in the remaining races – irrespective of his results in the 10th race and in the medal race.

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